> So I was talking to a friend about potentially organizing a very simple
> tournament on Labor day to benefit the flood victims.
> We know it's ridiculous to organize a tournament this quickly (and on a
> holiday weekend at that), but I know a lot of people wanted to play pickup
> on Monday anyway and why not do it as a tournament for a good cause.
We're
> thinking about possibly just going to Sloan's Lake where pickup is held
> (http://www.sloanslakeultimate.org/).
>
> Because it's a benefit (probably somewhere around $15/person, or more if
> people were so motivated) and a short timeline, we wouldn't really offer
> much except some sort of hat- or mixer-type format where we set up three
> fields with cones. (Bathrooms and water accessible nearby; we'd see what
we
> could do to make things more interesting). Hat tournament means you're
name
> gets pulled out of a hat and you play with the same team; mixer means you
> continually play with different teams.
>
> WE WON'T REALLY DO THIS UNLESS we're sure people will show up for
something
> like this, so let me know if you would turn out for such an extravaganza.
> IF WE'RE FEELING MORE SANE AND LOGICAL, we might put it off for another
> weekend, but knowing that there's no league going on this weekend it might
> make for interesting timing. SO LET ME KNOW if you'd consider being in
for
> something like this (or even if you'd be willing to VOLUNTEER). We're
> thinking maybe about three games, registration not too early (say
beginning
> at 9am). More information will be posted at
> http://www.coloradogrants.org/tourney.html
>
>
>
> Anyway, thanks for reading.
>
> Jay
>
> Jay Katz
> Grants West, Inc.
> 303-477-3225 (phone)
> 303-379-4951 (fax)
>